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Changing halogen bulbs for LEDs - save £100s
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gw5434
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We just changed our kitchen halogen bulbs for these "low energy LED bulbs" from Litebulbs.co.uk. To buy, they aren't very cheap and cost £18 - £24.
But....!
On the product pages, there are little bits about how much energy they save and apparently they save £190 over the lifetime of the bulb (which is 30,000 hours). This is because they only use 4 watts of electricity compared to our old ones which used 50 watts.
Assuming a normal halogen bulb lasts 2000 hours (if you're lucky), then you'll need 15 of them for one LED bulb. Last I looked at Sainsburys, they were £6 for 2, so that would cost £45 for 30,000 hours worth.
So not only are we saving £20 ish on buying the actual bulbs, we are also saving £190 on the electricity, adding up to around £200-£220 altogether!
And we had 10 of the old halogens before! :j
Think how many of these halogens are around the country, and then think how much we could hit energy companies' profits... :rolleyes:
But....!
On the product pages, there are little bits about how much energy they save and apparently they save £190 over the lifetime of the bulb (which is 30,000 hours). This is because they only use 4 watts of electricity compared to our old ones which used 50 watts.
Assuming a normal halogen bulb lasts 2000 hours (if you're lucky), then you'll need 15 of them for one LED bulb. Last I looked at Sainsburys, they were £6 for 2, so that would cost £45 for 30,000 hours worth.
So not only are we saving £20 ish on buying the actual bulbs, we are also saving £190 on the electricity, adding up to around £200-£220 altogether!
And we had 10 of the old halogens before! :j
Think how many of these halogens are around the country, and then think how much we could hit energy companies' profits... :rolleyes:
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Think how many of these halogens are around the country, and then think how much we could hit energy companies' profits... :rolleyes:
Yes but the less electricity they sell the more they will put the price up.
We could all end up using half the electricity but paying twice as much for it.
EDIT: I am still in favour of saving electricity, and therefore money. I just don't trust big businesses who want £xxxx of profit and will make sure they get it.0 -
It would be useful if these LED equivalents had a rating equivalence table like the CF lamps do i.e 20watt CF= 100watt filament.
I suspect the savings are as usual not all that they appear to be.That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
I've also just ordered some replacement halogen bulbs. I ordered mine through ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Led-with-21-leds-Gx-5-3-MR-16-50-000-hrs-Postage-Free_W0QQitemZ190166100224QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20706QQcmdZViewItem
and they seem to be a good bit cheaper than the litebulb site ones. I'll post again when I get them to let you know what they're like.0 -
Just noticed that the original posters bulbs are much brighter than the one's I'm replacing (which are only 20W) that'll be why they're so much cheaper!0
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It would be useful if these LED equivalents had a rating equivalence table like the CF lamps do i.e 20watt CF= 100watt filament.
I suspect the savings are as usual not all that they appear to be.
The ones we had were 4 watts = 50 watts. From what i've seen think you have to be careful because there are some cheaper LED ones, like the ebay ones above, but they don't appear to be as bright?0
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